CWM Scripture Links

CWM Scripture Links turns Bible references in your Joomla articles into linked, looked-up passages — without leaving the editor.

The current stable release is v1.2.13, released 23 August 2026, compatible with Joomla 5+ and PHP 8.3+.

Download CWM Scripture Links 1.2.13 (262 KB)

How it works

Wrap a reference in your article and Scripture Links does the rest:

Today we are reading 
John 3:16 
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Both and {bible} tags are recognised, and you can name a translation inline — {scripture kjv}Romans 8:28. Auto-detect mode will find untagged references such as “Luke 7:36-38” on its own, so existing articles need no editing.

Four ways to show a passage

  • Inline link — the reference becomes a link to the passage.
  • Tooltip — the text appears on hover, leaving the page as it reads.
  • Inline text — the passage is printed in place.
  • Popup — the passage opens in its own window.

Where the text comes from

Passages are served by whichever provider you configure, in this order:

  • Local storage — download a translation once and serve it from your own database. Works with no internet connection and no third-party request.
  • GetBible.net — free public API, no key required.
  • API.Bible — a large translation catalogue; needs a free API key.

Results are cached, so a passage that appears on every page of your site is fetched once. Enabling GDPR mode disables the external providers entirely and serves only what you have stored locally.

What the package installs

  • CWM Scripture Library — the shared engine: providers, parsing, rendering and translation management. Also used by Proclaim and Living Word, so installing it twice is never necessary.
  • Content plugin — processes the tags in your articles.
  • Task plugin — downloads Bible translations in the background, instead of adding around forty seconds to an install.
  • System plugin — shared setup and compatibility checks.

Requirements

  • Joomla 5+
  • PHP 8.3+

Source code and issue tracker: github.com/Joomla-Bible-Study/CWMScriptureLinks